Mop-holder.



' A. J. BAN.

MOP HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 23, 1910.

979,834,, Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

\xmnsamsx UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT .1. BAN. 01' NEW 2031:, r1. Y.'.

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To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, ALBERT J. EAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, in the city, county,

' and State of New York, have invented certa1n new and useful Improvements in Mopclamping member in the form of a wooden bar of greater length than the width of the metallic stirrup, so as to protrude on either side thereof, that the ends may. act as side fenders, especially when covered by the mop material,+the wooden clamping bar carryinga central clamping screw engaging with a tightening nut bearing against the upper side of the stationary clamping member consisting of the cross bar of the metallic stirrup attached to the handle, as herein set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l, isan elevation of my improved mop holder,

showing the bight of the mop clamped thereto; Fig. 2. is a similar view without the mo) material Fi .3. is a sectional elevation taken upon plane of line 33, Fig. 1; F g. is a view of the movable wooden; I clamping member detached Fig. 5, is. a side elevation of Fig. 1.

The metallic stirrup S, is formed of a' single piece of metal the ends of which are brought to 'ether' and inserted in the lower end of the handle H, where they are secured by a screw wedge h, passing through the ferrule h, and between the ends of the stirrup.

The central port-ion of the cross bar 8,

of the stirrup S, constitutes the fixed mem-- ber of 'the clamp, is relatively broader than the side members of the stirrup, and-is concavo-convex in cross section, the under or outer'side forming a concave bearmg surtraneous objects.

bearin s n, n, to facilitate manipulation.

face for the bight b, of the mop M, the maa band m, stitched to and around the material,said band m, in practice correspond ing to and constituting the bight b, of the mop when in position on the holder.

The term on the holder is used for the reason that the mop is not, strictly speaking,

inserted in the holder as in other mop hol-' ders.

That is to say the mop material is not inserted into and through a metallic frame or holder between the side members thereof as in mops heretofore used, but in practice is simply passed over the detached wooden clamping member W, the clamping screw a, passing through, a hole made for the purpose in the center of the bight band.

m. Thus when the said clamping screw a, I formed forv is inserted through the hole 8 its reception in the fixed clamping member. s, or cross bar of the stirrup, and secured by the clamping nut N, it will be noted that the bi'ght b, of the mop is secured against, but not in, the metallichead or frame constituted in this case by the stirrup S. Furthermorethe ends of the bight b, of the mop extend beyond the fixed metallic clamping member S, on both sides thereof,-a-nd may even be made to extend beyond the ends of the movable wooden clamping-member W, if so. desired, in whichcase the overlap,

owing to the protruding ends of the wooden bar, act as soft buffers for contact with ex- The wooden clamping member W, is preferably cylindrical in cross section, consisting of a section of turned wooden rod of greater length than the width of the stirrup S, and hence of greater length than the fixed metallic clamping 'member s. l

specification ofietters Patent. .Patented Dec. 27, 1910. Application filed August 23, 1910. SerialNo. 578,505.

' terial of which is held together centrally by Screwin into and through the centerof this cylindrica .wooden clamping member the clamping screw a, formed preferably with a conical point a, to facilitate insertion through the. bight b, of the mop, through the hole 8', in. the'fixed metallic clamping member S, and into engagement withthe clamping nut N, which is formed with finger The ength of the wooden clamping member W, will obviously govern the protrusion of its ends w, w, beyond the metallic stirrup S, to act as fenders to prevent the contact of the metal with extraneous surfaces, and this extent of protruslon may be varied more 01' Wisless as found most ex edient by the use of 1 detachable wooden c amping -members of different lengths as may be found expedient,

I by the concave surface of the fixed clamping member s, which is approximately semi-circular mcross section so as to pinchthe mop when the latter 'is clamped .in position as indicated in Fig. .3. By my construction also the mop may readily be introduced into corners, around partitions, walls, steps and other places that would otherwise be inaccessible.- Furthermore, mop material, of various sizes may be accommodated in the holder thus constructed, there being no limi- Y tation as to width.

The device is simple, cheap and effective, and may safely be used where surfaces are to be protected against contact with metal.

s'zasae What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

A mop holder comprising a handle,'a metallic stirrup attached thereto, formed with a cross member constitutingthe fixed clampin member, said fixed clamping member being concavo-convex in cross section to form a concave bearing surface for the bight'of the mop, and being formed with a central hole for the-admission of a clamping screw,

a movable wooden. clamping member of a greater length than the length of the fixed metallic clamping member and of greater length than the width of the stirrup, .a-

clamping screw projecting through the center of said movable wooden member, and; a clamping nut for engaging said clamping screw and bearing against the fixed metallic member, whereby the protruding ends of the movable wooden clamping member perform the function of fenders to prevent contact with the metal, substantially as set forth.

ALBERT J. EAN.

' Witnesses:

JOHN .A. OLSEN, JOHN McKEoN. 

